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Woulda, coulda, shoulda: where the GOP went wrong.(POLITICS)(Republican Party)
HINDSIGHT isn't really 20/20, as arguments about history prove. When it comes to recent political history, hindsight is only a little bit better than foresight. It is easy to see that the Republican party is in bad shape right now. Figuring out just which wrong steps the party took is a little trickier.
We can look at numbers to tell the present's sorry story. Only a quarter to a third of the population approves of President Bush's job performance. Republicans are a minority in both chambers of Congress, and may lose ground in both in the next election. A recent Pew Research Center study found that self-identified Democrats outnumber self-identified Republicans ...
- Iraq war ads target moderate Republicans.
- Newspaper article from: Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN) August 24, 2007 700+ words
...been among several Republicans who have urged...consider changing its Iraq war strategy to include...right the same Republicans who are feeling...Watch ads feature Iraq war veterans or family...Democrat and seven Republican co-sponsors...
- U.S.: MAJORITY OF REPUBLICAN VOTERS SAY IRAQ WAR IS GOING BADLY.
- News wire article from: Interpress Service May 25, 2007 700+ words
...funding of the Iraq war through the end...now believe the Iraq war is going badly...self-described Republicans said the war is...is increasing on Republican lawmakers to abandon the president. Republicans have remained remarkably...
- For veteran Tammy Duckworth, latest fight is for a House seat; Wounded in the...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor February 22, 2006 700+ words
...Hi, I'm the Iraq war veteran who's...healthcare, or the Iraq war. It's a long...office. Of several Iraq war vets the Democratic...unthinkable in this Republican stronghold - has...her in ways that Republicans have sometimes...
- Republican beats Iraq war veteran Duckworth for House seat.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) November 7, 2006 700+ words
...changed hands from Republicans to Democrats...Illinois seat, and Republican Roskam was in the...victory over a Republican incumbent two years...The National Republican Congressional Committee...made his anti-Iraq War views the cornerstone...suburbs, where Republicans have long ...
- Pennsylvania Republican walks fine line on Iraq war; Incumbent hits Bush,...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times August 18, 2006 700+ words
...the Pennsylvania Republican also decries the...Patrick Murphy, an Iraq war veteran. The race...difficulty facing Republicans running for re...position on the Iraq war. Pennsylvania...consistently elected Republicans to represent them...
- Some Republicans warn Bush about support, Iraq war conditions.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) May 9, 2007 700+ words
...A group of congressional Republicans warned President Bush in person...that their support for the Iraq war could evaporate if conditions...and war weariness" pose for Republicans in 2008. "I've been to...a "benchmark" for House Republicans, who have stood nearly united...
- Republicans feel like winners in Hill debate over Iraq war.(PAGE ONE)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times June 24, 2006 700+ words
...approval rating. "Republicans want people to...would do," said Republican strategist Grover...differently," said Republican consultant Bob...to the one the Republicans had when Mr. Bush...disciplined adherence to Republican National Chairman...s called for Republicans to make the ...
- Iraq war trumps all election issues; Republicans stand to benefit.(NATION)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times September 23, 2002 700+ words
...the economy?" Mr. Ayres said. Republicans seem almost gleeful over the Democrats...Dyke, chief spokesman for the Republican National Committee. "There is...approval score at 70 percent and Republicans moving to a virtual dead heat...